Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-08-18
THE LATEST KILOGRAMS
GENERAL NOTES.

The Ohio wheat crop is estimated at
81, $685. 37 bushels, falling off of 8,000,-
900 from last year.
ABOUT 100000 acres of pine lands IN
South Carolina and Georgia have been
purchased by Pittsburgh and New York
syndicate for $1,O00,0O0.
The returns received thus far make a
total majority against the Texas prohi-
bition amendment of $4,000
PLEURo-PNEUMoNIA has been discovered
at Kings cattle yards, Detroit, Mich.
over dozen cases existing at present,
Quarantine will be instituted Immediately.
HEAVY rains fell in Michigan Wednes-
day and the forest fires were nearly all
extinguished. The crops were benefited
and the farmers are happy again.
The wheat crop of Dakota will run
over 100000 bushels; the corn crop,
40,000,0o0; doubly the yield of 1886.
EXCITEMENT was caused among the
farmers in Jefferson Township, Indiana,
by the appearance of a disease thought
to be pleuo pneumonia. Many cattle
have died, and NUMBERS are sick.
zTHE race between the Glenshiel and
the Monmouthshire, which left Yokohama
July with cargoes of new tea for Ameri-
ca, was won by the former, which arrived
at New York Saturday. The race is an
annual event and excites great interest
in the tea trade and in shipping circles.
At meeting of the Pacific Railway
Investigating Commission Wednesday
evening at San Francisco, Senator
Stanford declined to answer whether
large amounts represented by certain
vouchers had been used to inf u
ence legislation. He stated, however,
that he knew Of no money being used for
that purpose. Some warm words passed
between the Senator and members of the
commission.
Two important business failures oc-
Cured in Chicago. Baird j. Dillon, sill
verware jobbers at Nos. 141 and 143 Wa
bash avenue, made an assignment, with
liabilities of $4,000 to 5000 900, and
assets of $4,000. The W. O. Thayer
Paper company, at No. 169 Adams street,
was closed on an execution. The debts
aggregate about $35O,0O0, and the assets
are estimated at the same figure.
At Columbia College, New York, Tues
day, the American Agricultural Associa-
tion held its first session. The paper
that commanded absorbing interest," was
by Professor Wylie, who claimed that
sorghum as a sugar oducing plant was
undesirable, his statements being con
CURED in by DR.. G. V. Reilly, entomolo-
gist of the Agricultural Department, at
Washington.
The National Agricultural Department
reports falling off of 8 points in corn
during the past month, owing to drought.
Spring wheat is in low condition, and
oats are slightly under the average, while
barley promises an average yield. The
loss in potatoes during the past thirty
days is figured at 20 per cent of the pros
pective crop while the fruit and hay crop
are very poor. The cotton average is
good, and the tobacco plant is in high
condition, except in Wisconsin.
AN interesting question is involved in
suit which has just been tried at arkers-
burg, West Virginia, before Judge Jack
son, of the United States court, who has
reserved his decision. The plaintiff sues
to recover certain interest in certain
land which was sold by his father, now
deceased, in 1860, and the deferred pay
ments on which were made in confeder-
ate currency and Virginia bank notes
when they were greatly deprecated or
entirely worthless. Upon the decision of
this case the title to vast quantity of
land in various parts of the south de-
ponds.